Description
- Abstract:
- In this interview, Lisa Melmed describes her work as a teaching artist with Urban Pond Procession, touching on UPP’s partnerships with Providence CityArts and several schools in the area surrounding Mashapaug Pond – including Reservoir Elementary, Highlander Charter School, and Community Preparatory School. She reflects on the changes she has observed within her tenure, explains what role UPP may play within larger remediation and community revitalization efforts, as well as larger social and political contexts.
- Notes:
- John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities, Brown University, 357 Benefit Street.
- Other person/people mentioned in interview: Juliet Cassolin; Sean King; Chris Lee; Amelia Rose; Paul Sharf; Janice Choi; Chris Lee; Anna Meyers
Citation
"Interview with Lisa Melmed"
(2013).
Mashapaug Pond.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:317789/
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Interview with Lisa Melmed
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Interview with Lisa Melmed
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Mashapaug Pond
Mashapaug Pond and Reservoir Triangle Collection This collection contains oral history interviews, images, and research materials gathered by Brown University students. The project seeks to uncover personal stories related to the natural, social, and cultural history of Mashapaug Pond (Providence, …...